Moderated by Enrica Flores d’Arcais. A programme in collaboration with the European Cultural Foundation.

Almost four years after the Euromaidan protests have started in Kyiv
the violent conflict in Eastern Ukraine remains a fundamental
geopolitical challenge for Europe, and continues to show repercussions
in many EU member states, including the Netherlands. Since January
this year, Ukrainian citizens can travel to the European Union without
visa. On the ground however, the conflict continues. Clashing memory
politics and opposing (media) constructions of cultural identities seem
to have further deepened the rifts in the country and the whole region.
This evening follows up on a similar discussion in spring 2015, when
the images of the Euromaidan were still fresh. More than two years later
panellists will discuss what has happened since. Is there a perspective
for cultural reference points and narratives that would bridge rather
than expand divides in Ukrainian society?